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Catalogue

To accompany China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795, the Royal Academy of Arts has produced a richly illustrated catalogue containing full-colour reproductions and scholarly entries for all exhibits.

The catalogue includes an incisive series of essays by leading experts – among them Professor Dame Jessica Rawson, Warden of Merton College, Oxford; Regina Krahl, independent art historian; Alfreda Murck, Professor of Art History at Beijing University and Evelyn Rawski, Professor of Chinese History at the University of Pittsburgh.

The essays explore the many fascinating themes that link the artistic and cultural treasures, and describe the complex rituals, intriguing personalities and vivid colours of the society that created them. Rich in new and unpublished material, this magnificent book will be a landmark in Chinese studies.

The fully illustrated exhibition catalogue is available from the RA Shop and all good bookshops. It can also be ordered online at www.royalacademy.org.uk/shop.

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Extent: 496 pages
c. 130, 000 words
c. 500 illustrations
Price: Hardback UK £55, US $95, CAN $135.00 (£44 to readers of RA Magazine)
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ISBN: 1-903973-69-4
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